The function nfc_genl_llc_sdreq() can dereference the dev pointer while it is NULL on its error path. Create a new error handling label to avoid that.
This fixes the following coccinelle error: ./net/nfc/netlink.c:1175:21-24: ERROR: dev is NULL but dereferenced. Signed-off-by: Vincent Stehlé <vincent.ste...@laposte.net> Cc: Thierry Escande <thierry.esca...@linux.intel.com> Cc: Samuel Ortiz <sa...@linux.intel.com> --- net/nfc/netlink.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/nfc/netlink.c b/net/nfc/netlink.c index 853172c..51c48f0 100644 --- a/net/nfc/netlink.c +++ b/net/nfc/netlink.c @@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ static int nfc_genl_llc_sdreq(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) dev = nfc_get_device(idx); if (!dev) { rc = -ENODEV; - goto exit; + goto exit_nodev; } device_lock(&dev->dev); @@ -1176,6 +1176,7 @@ exit: nfc_put_device(dev); +exit_nodev: return rc; } -- 2.5.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html